Inspiratory Muscle Training for Asthma & COPD

POWERbreathe is scientifically proven to strengthen the muscles we use to breathe, reducing breathlessness, improving exercise/activity tolerance and enhancing quality of life in people with debilitating respiratory conditions including asthma, bronchitis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

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A team of scientists at Britain’s leading Human Performance Research universities discovered that a major cause of the sensation of breathlessness is weakness of the muscles we use to breathe. Their studies showed that people who exercise and strengthen these muscles tend to feel less breathless and find they are able to carry out activities which previously left them gasping for breath.

POWERbreathe inspiratory muscle training (breathing muscle training) is scientifically proven to strengthen the inspiratory muscles (the muscles used to breathe), reducing breathlessness, improving exercise/activity tolerance and enhancing quality of life in people with debilitating respiratory conditions including asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and bronchitis.

Asthma

The role of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in the management of asthma has been less widely studied than in COPD, but the data that exists from five randomised controlled trials are unanimously supportive.^1,2,3,4,5

The POWERbreathe Medic Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) offers people with asthma a drug-free, clinically-proven method of reducing their symptoms, and putting them in control of their asthma.

In laboratory studies and randomised controlled trials, inspiratory muscle training was shown to generate:

• A reduction in the consumption of medication of up to 79%¹
• A reduction of ß2-agonists consumption by up to 79%¹
• An improvement in asthma symptoms by up to 75% in 3 weeks²

COPD

People suffering from COPD will have weak inspiratory muscles, the muscles used to breathe. Strengthening these muscles could therefore become a beneficial part of COPD treatment.

Analysis and controlled trials have reported improvements following the use of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) and guidelines such as those issued by NICE for the management of COPD acknowledge that this form of breathing training has a part to play in the treatment of COPD.

In laboratory studies and randomised controlled trials, inspiratory muscle training was shown to generate:

• Improvements in inspiratory muscle strength of 55% (Newall et al., 1998)
• Endurance of 86% (Newall et al., 1998)
• Improvements in quality of life by 21%³
• Improvements in dyspnoea by 36%³
• Reduction in primary care consultations by 23%³

For links to research papers and studies for Healthcare Professionals about inspiratory muscle training and its helpfulness in COPD treatment, click here >

POWERbreathe is drug-free, has no side effects or drug interactions.

Using the laboratory-proven POWERbreathe training system of just 30-breaths twice a day, the strength of your breathing muscles will improve rapidly.

• Within a few days your breathing muscles will feel stronger
• Within 3-weeks you’ll feel less breathless
• Within 4-weeks activities will feel easier

Research:

Links to research papers, published in peer-reviewed, high quality scientific journals. As well as original studies, we have also included some articles that review IMT; these have been written by experts in this field of research.

• ¹ Inspiratory muscle training in patients with bronchial asthma.
• ² Inspiratory muscle training improves lung function and reduces exertional dyspnoea in mild/moderate asthmatics - McConnell, A. K., M. P. Caine, et al. (1998). Clinical Science 95(2): 4P.
• ³ The Effects of 1 Year of Specific Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With COPD.
• Entrenamiento muscular inspiratorio en el paciente con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (Inspiratory muscle training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Inspiratory muscle training for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a practical guide for clinicians